Summary: the last
surviving son of legendary publisher William Randolph Hearst whose 19-year-old
daughter Patricia was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 when
he was president of the San Francisco Examiner, the family's flagship
publication, in which the event dominated coverage nationwide, particularly in
the Examiner, where he is credited with revitalizing the company in the
1970's and 1980's, making it one of the most powerful privately held companies
in the country.